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Hamir name meaning

“commander; prince (from Arabic amir)”

Letters
5
Syllables
2
First letter
H
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Indian Names: HSanskrit origin

Hamir is a male Indian name from Sanskrit Hammīra, a form of the Arabic title amir meaning 'commander' or 'prince'.

What does Hamir mean?

Commander; prince (from Arabic amir)

In Malay: panglima; putera (daripada amir Arab)

Sources (5)

About the name Hamir

Hamir is a male name borrowed from Sanskrit Hammīra, also spelled Hammir. It is written हम्मीर in Hindi. Hammīra is a Sanskritized form of the Arabic title amīr, meaning commander or prince, and was used as a personal name by early medieval Indian rulers.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginSanskrit, Arabic
SyllablesHa-mir
First letterIndian Names starting with H
Devanagari scriptहम्मीर

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: हम्मीर · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Hamir · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Wisdom Library: Hammira (Indian Epigraphical Glossary) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
  4. Wikipedia: Hammira · en.wikipedia.org · meaning
  5. Wiktionary: أمير · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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